“在耶和华拯救大卫脱离所有仇敌和扫罗的手的日子，他向耶和华唱出这首歌的歌词。”
撒母耳记下 22:1
“David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.”
2 Samuel 22:1
Second Samuel 23:8–39 describes King David’s special forces of heroic soldiers who fought his battles and risked their lives for him. In addition, he had more than a million able-bodied men he could have drafted for battle (24:9).
But as expressed by his song in chapter 22, it was God who deserved the credit for David’s rescues and reputation. Even as his nation’s most celebrated son, he was far from perfect.
Although his last words make no mention of his mistakes (23:1–7), the biblical account does. In addition to his affair with Bathsheba (chs. 11–12), he insisted, in another thoughtless moment, on a census to assess his nation’s military strength (see 24:10).
Even a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14) could forget that his strength was always in his merciful God—never in the numbers.
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